Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
           Order Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
             Suborder Passeri see Suborder Passeres (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
               Parvorder Passerida (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Sibley et al., 1988
                 Superfamily Passeroidea
                   Family Fringillidae Leach, 1820 - finches and Hawaiian honeycreepers
                     Subfamily Emberizinae see Family Emberizidae Vigors, 1825
                       Tribe Icterini del Hoyo et al., 2014 see Family Icteridae Vigors, 1825
                         Genus Quiscalus Vieillot, 1816
                           1 Quiscalus mexicanus (J.F. Gmelin, 1788) - great-tailed grackle
                           2 Quiscalus major Vieillot, 1819 - boat-tailed grackle
                           3 ‡Quiscalus palustris (Swainson, 1827)
                           4 Quiscalus nicaraguensis Salvin & Godman, 1891
                           5 Quiscalus quiscula (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - common grackle
                           6 Quiscalus niger (Boddaert, 1783) - greater antillean grackle
                           7 Quiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838